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AWE is currently recruiting for a People Change Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of people-focused change initiatives across the organisation.
Location: Located in Reading, with free onsite parking.
Salary: Starting from £46,950 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Ready to play your part?
At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?
As the People Change Manager, you will work closely with the People Change Lead to help design and implement organisational change programmes, manage stakeholder engagement, and ensure that organisational change is delivered in a safe, legal, structured and inclusive way. As part of your role, you will:
Who are we looking for?
We are ideally seeking an individual with previous experience in delivering organisational change projects aligned to business strategy and conducting impact and stakeholder assessments. You will be familiar in facilitating workshops, training, and creating legal documentation to deliver change activities across HR, projects, and leadership.
We believe this role would suit a previous HR Business Partner or Employment Law Professional who are looking to specialise in transformational change, on their career path to more senior HR roles.
We do need you to have the following:
Preferably, the successful candidate must have a minimum of 5 years experience working within HR in roles such as a HR Business Partner.
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:
You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.
Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 2-3 days onsite per week.
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Next steps:
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.
Important things you need to know:
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.
Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.